County Baseball Faces Winding Path to Survival
The piece argues county amateur baseball shrinks from three leagues to two, then one, as teams disband or shift. It notes Sjamsville's collapse, the Hustlers leaving the State League, Walkersville's rescue, and Creagerstown taking the Hustler berth, urging unified action to save the game.
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Sjamsville
Goliath
Knickerbockers
Bush Creekers
Maryland
Pt. of Rocks
Liberty
Heart of Maryland
Germantown
Yellow Springs
Frederick Bombers
Frederick
Walkersville
Creagerstown
Tri-Co
Hustler
Lloyd Heatherly
Heart of Maryland League
Mt. Airy
Lucketts
Pleasant Walk
Todd Steel
Mt. Lena
Yankees slide continues as Ford shines in spring
The New York Yankees lose 2-1 to Detroit, dropping to 11 losses in 13 spring games. Whitey Ford returns from shoulder surgery to pitch seven innings, allowing six hits and both Tiger runs. Don Lock leads Washington's 10-8 win over Pittsburgh with four RBIs including a homer.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Detroit
Yanks
Whitey Ford Ford
Tiger
Don Wert
Don Lock
Washington
Pittsburgh
Willie Kirkland
Senators
Jim Pagliaroni
Ossie Virgil
Pirates
St. Louis
Minnesota
Ron Taylor
Barney Schultz
Bob Humphreys
Tony Oliva
Jimmie Hall
Jim Wynn
Houston
Astros
New York Mets
Jerry Hinsley
Don Larsen
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore
Dodgers
Wally Bunker
Cleveland
Chicago Cubs
Larry Jackson
Indians
Senators Rally To Trip Bucs In Bizarre Eight Inning
Washington overcame a four run deficit with a six run eighth inning led by Frank Howard’s tie breaking single. Don Lock collected four RBIs on a homer two doubles and a single as Pittsburgh starter Richert exited after five innings. Bob Friend failed to finish the eighth as the Pirates bullpen collapsed.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
Frank Howard
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Don Lock
Senators
Pittsburgh
Pete Richert
Pirates
Richert
Bob Friend
Lock
Bob Chance
Willie
Kirkland
Shenandoah Entries First Race at Purse 1200 Update
The chart lists nine races from Shenandoah with purses around 1200 to 1700. Entries include Birdwood's Dr m i4 and Blue Weather in race one, Sunday Blaze and Cajuns Son in race two, Big Jeff and Red Alibre in race three, and Square Sand and You Quill in race four.
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Birdwood
Dr'm
Maurice Ne Shira Wit Moco Yardley
Tod Town
Mr Harmony
Wythepool
Big Jeff
Dana
Miss Andrea
Edna
Tiggie’s Pride
Romina
Dean W
Bush O'sul‘van
Ayelayell
Wary Lass
Buffalo Wallow
Asgard
Brighton Road
Warlo Wa
Qscina
Ima Care
Sir Yoyo Wa
Towpet
Big Bonanza
Bulgarissa
Lucky Ida
Mass Dianna T
Epic Dancer
Doreens Knight
Rockett Pruner
Shining
Spin Fiddle
Strappy
Telioff
Tomy Glenn
Snow
Horse Race Result Summary From Five Stakes Races
Results from a race card show multiple claiming and maiden events for 3 to 6 year olds over distances from 4½ to 6 furlongs. Winners include Battle Burns and Jersey Blen in fast times with substantial pool totals and an overall attendance of 4,413.
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Queen
Wilson
Battle Burns
Arduin
Secret Nation
Peters
Venosta
Dee’s Babker
Myrna
Our Rocky
Todd
Bettie Hell
Cooke
Vas
C. Smith
Seaman
Diavalikesy
Betty Bones
Foony Harbor
Side Drsh
Jap Gal
Thurmont Area High School Baseball Preview
Thurmont expects a stronger Mountaineers, aiming to improve on a 3 7 record with nearly a full varsity and a half returnees. Coach Dominick Massett lists 11 lettermen, 9 juniors, 3 seniors, plus four promising tenth graders. Pitching is the strength, with Black Stitley Wildasin as senior and junior back ups Duncan Eyler. Defensive focus precedes hitting as Massett, a Fairmont State grad, enters his seventh Thurmont season guiding the squad.
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Thurmont
Mountaineers
Dominick Massett
Denny Black
Mike Stitley
Bill Wildasin
Parke Duncan
Ray Seiss
Archie Shire
Gary Shapiro
Jim Martin
Herman Blickenstaff
Jim Weddle
Frank Fraley
Massett
Rocky Birely
Doug Harbaugh
Matt Wiley
George Campbell
Maryland
Ralph Eyler
Duncan
Fairmont State Teachers College
West Virginia
Gentile’s Quick Base Foot Draws Watchful Eyes
Bradenton Florida AP reports Jim Gentile, slugger for Kansas City, faces scrutiny for leaving the bag before catching the ball in spring training. He defends the habit as not wrong, cites prior penalties, and blames television isolates for highlighting disputed plays. He warns umpires may tighten calls.
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Bradenton
Fla
Jim Gentile
Kansas City Athletics
Mrs Gentile
Jim
Gentile
Gil Hodges
Dodger
Washington Senators
Gil
Diamond Jim
Maryland Beats Dartmouth 54 in 1985 Tennis Opener
In College Park Maryland Maryland defeated Dartmouth 54 to 1 0 in the season opener The highlight came in the No 1 match where Jim Busick beat Charles Hoevler 6 2 6 4 Hoevler was the New England junior champion and Busick secured the win for the Terrapins
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College Park
Frick to serve as baseball commissioner through October
Ford Frick agreed to remain commissioner until Oct 31 and a two man committee of John Galbreath and John Fetzer will screen candidates from about 150 prospects. The panel will report to a May directors meeting, with five or six top candidates later studied and discussed in summer.
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Belleair
Fla
Ford Frick
John Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirates
John Fetzer
Detroit Tigers
Immedi
Ately
Galbreath
Fetzer
Frick
Pirates
Tigers
Pittsburgh
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Garden Champs Twin Title Show Favored To Break Gate Record
Tonight at Madison Square Garden heavyweight Willie Pastrano and welterweight Emile Griffith were favored to defend their titles in a rare twin bill that could set a new gate record. Pastrano faces Jose Torres and Griffith meets Jose Stable in 15 round title bouts shown on closed circuit TV coast to coast.
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Willie Pastrano
Emile Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Pastrano
Miami
Jose Torres
New Yorker
Puerto Rico
Griffth
New York
Jose Stable
Garden
Harry Markson
Joe Walcott
United States
Canada
Cadet Golfers Open Season With Victory
Frederick High School opened the Tri- State League golf season with a 1342 to 445 win over Westminster. Craig Rhoderick led the Cadets with seven pars and two birdies while Jerry Beacht Benny Gannon won their singles matches.
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Westminster
Craig Rhoderick
Jerry Beacht
Benny Gannon
Frederick High School
Rhoderick
Gannon
Rich McQuillen
Frederick
South
Orioles Owner Iglehart Authorized to Put CBS Stock in Trust
Baseball owners approved Joseph Iglehart chairing the Orioles to place his CBS shares in an irrevocable nonvoting trust to meet conflict of interest rules. Four other executives agreed to sell CBS stock. CBS bought 80 percent of the Yankees for 11.2 million dollars and 10 percent from Del Webb.
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Belleair
Fla
Joseph Iglehart
Baltimore Orioles
Columbia
Baseball
CBS
Yankees
New York Yankees
del Webb
Iglehart
Orioles
American League
Baltimore
Lee MacPhail
Danvyl Krieger
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Arthur Allyn
Chicago White Sox
Davis Leads Dodgers Past Orioles 7-3 in Exhibition Win
Tommy Davis powered the Dodgers with three hits and two RBIs as Los Angeles defeated Baltimore 7-3 in a spring exhibition in Vero Beach. Don Drysdale pitched seven innings of three hit ball before the Orioles broke through in the eighth.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore
Orioles
Wally Bunker
Bunker
Herm Starette
Ken Rowe
Jim Lefebvre
West Parker
Dartmouth at Maryland game canceled on wet grounds
College baseball update notes Dartmouth at Maryland postponed due to wet fields while Ithaca defeated Salisbury State 11 to 5 in another contest.
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Dartmouth
Maryland
Ithaca
Salisbury State
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